Knox (Greenwoodpark)
A junior branch of the Knoxes of Rappa held an estate in the parish of Kilfian, barony of Tirawley, county Mayo. In 1851 almost 3000 acres including Woodville was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates' Court by John Knox and his brother Henry William Knox of Netley Park. The petitioner was Barbara Knox White, their sister-in-law. The representatives of John Henry Knox of Greenwoodpark, owned 6909 acres in county Mayo in 1876.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwoodpark | Greenwoodpark | Kilfian | Ballina | Bekan 82 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G153 228
OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 23 |
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| Knockglass House/Woodville | Woodville | Kilfian | Ballina | Fortland 20 | Tirawley | Mayo |
OSI Ref: G141 229
OS Sheet: 29 Discovery map: 23 |
Archival sources
- Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Knox, 14 Jan 1851, Vol 5, MRGS 39/003 (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Pedigree of Knox of Lifford, Co Donegal, of Castlereagh, Moyne, Rappa Castle, Broadlands, Netley Park, Bushfield, Greenwood Park, Lissodrone, Co Mayo and of Woodstock, Co Wicklow and Dublin city, c 1600-1824. GO MS 169, 280-289; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of Knox of Mount Falcon, Hollywood and Greenwood Park, Co Mayo, 1789-1943. GO MS 182, 535-6; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: Vol II, 95
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Mayo: Vol IV, 279 & 308
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Ballina Union, 84
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 310
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 255
Modern printed sources
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 146
- RUANE, Patrick. Thesis entitled ''Mayo Country Houses before 1840 - Vernacular country houses in the classical tradition'' (M.U.B.C.), 1996: Appendix VI
- GLIN, Knight of, GRIFFIN, D. J. & ROBINSON, N.K (eds).'' Vanishing Country Houses of Ireland''. Dublin: Irish Architectural Archive/Irish Georgian Society, 1989. : 110 (Greenwood Park)
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 675-681
- ''The Dublin Gazette'': Includes details of purchases by tenants, Irish Land Commission. 7 Apr 1905